Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, became the highest-ranking Party official to fall under corruption investigation on July 29, 2014 when state media announced a probe into his "serious discipline violations". Born in 1942, Zhou was secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the party’s Central Committee from 2007 to 2012. Other positions he held include vice minister of the petroleum industry (1985-1988), minister of land and resources (1998-1999), and Sichuan party boss (1999-2002). In 2002 he became head of the Ministry of Public Security and was made a member of the Politburo’s standing committee in 2007.

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Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, became the highest-ranking Party official to fall under corruption investigation on July 29, 2014 when state media announced a probe into his "serious discipline violations". Born in 1942, Zhou was secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the party’s Central Committee from 2007 to 2012. Other positions he held include vice minister of the petroleum industry (1985-1988), minister of land and resources (1998-1999), and Sichuan party boss (1999-2002). In 2002 he became head of the Ministry of Public Security and was made a member of the Politburo’s standing committee in 2007.

Disgraced security tsar Zhou Yongkang once had a legion of trusted aides taking care of his graft schemes. But none was a match for the mysterious "Xinjiang sage" when it came to Zhou confiding about state secrets.

Disgraced security tsar Zhou Yongkang once had a legion of trusted aides taking care of his graft schemes. But none was a match for the mysterious "Xinjiang sage" when it came to Zhou confiding about state secrets.

Former security chief and high-ranking Communist Party member Zhou Yongkang was found guilty of "bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets" and sentenced to life in prison, according to state media.

Former security chief and high-ranking Communist Party member Zhou Yongkang was found guilty of "bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets" and sentenced to life in prison, according to state media.

The trial date for China's former security tsar Zhou Yongkang has been postponed amid a push by the authorities to build a stronger case against him. Sources confirmed the trial was originally set for late April, but that this had now been pushed back.

The trial date for China's former security tsar Zhou Yongkang has been postponed amid a push by the authorities to build a stronger case against him. Sources confirmed the trial was originally set for late April, but that this had now been pushed back.

With the announcement that former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been formally charged and his case handed to prosecutors in Tianjin, the stage is set for the mainland's most anticipated trial since that of his ally Bo Xilai two years ago.

With the announcement that former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been formally charged and his case handed to prosecutors in Tianjin, the stage is set for the mainland's most anticipated trial since that of his ally Bo Xilai two years ago.

Intense speculation has been building since late last year mainland authorities would soon make public the results of the official investigation into Zhou Yongkang, one of China's most powerful officials of the past decade, and turn him over to criminal prosecution.